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Steam On Linux Usage Spikes To Nearly 2% In July, Larger Marketshare Than Apple macOS
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How is 2% exciting? This tells me linux gaming will never really be a thing, as 98% of gamers are elsewhere. Also, arent the majority of that 2% due to the steam deck?
"We haven't immediately won so why try"
what dude
It's a milestone and it shows quick progress. And yes, a lot of that 2% is the Steam Deck but that's the point. The Steam Deck is putting Linux gaming in the literal hands of people who wouldn't normally use Linux and as it gains in popularity, we can expect the Linux percentage to go even further up.
Also 2% doesn't sound like much but it was enough for MacOS to start getting native ports of games. We're already seeing plenty of games now getting Linux ports or at least being tuned to work with Proton at near native compatibility and performance.
I don't understand your negativity here
Well, in this case it passed up the second place as far as i'm aware. And developers paid a little more attention fo macOS. Not a lot, but it's an improvement.
What an irritatingly negative response to this news.
Because there isn't really much positive. This really won't change much. I get that linux gamers have been left out for a long time, and want more inclusion, but it's just not going to happen. As for the steam deck, I doubt most people using it even realize it's linux.
I'm super fine with 2-3%. Most games work, and we run them on a operating system that is super fast, ad free, tracking free, beautiful and doesn't cost a dime. :smile:
I'm so happy im a Linux user, specially now in 2023.
The majority will always be dummies abused by the corps.
Absolutely, I'm not trying to shit on linux users, I understand the appeal. I just don't think this news is as big as it's purporting to be.
Yeah the numbers are tiny so I see your point of view. But I'm also aware what happens if Linux becomes very popular - then you get tracking, ads, corporate controls and so on. I think we are right in the sweet spot now.
You say that with zero realization of how that indicates a huge step forward for Linux. The day it can be used by people who don't know what it is without caring is a huge step toward ubiquity.
Is an ignorant guess and nothing more.